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Canadians now in Paris to view black boxes of Ukraine plane shot down by Iran
Jul20

Canadians now in Paris to view black boxes of Ukraine plane shot down by Iran

Canadian investigators are in Paris today to take part in the long-awaited downloading of data from the flight recorders of the Ukrainian passenger jet shot down by Iran in January. Canada’s Transportation Safety Board confirmed today that after Tehran’s nearly four-month delay, the so-called black boxes have arrived in Paris. The TSB...

Canada to view black boxes of Ukraine plane shot down by Iran
Jul20

Canada to view black boxes of Ukraine plane shot down by Iran

Canada’s Transportation Safety Board sent a team to Paris to view the black boxes, after an Iranian news agency report that they had been shipped on Saturday. …read more Source:: Toronto...

Canadian investigators now have access to black boxes from downed Flight 752
Jul20

Canadian investigators now have access to black boxes from downed Flight 752

Investigators from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada have confirmed they now have access to the flight recorders from Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752, which was shot down near Tehran by the Iranian military on Jan. 8. …read more Source:: CTV...

Long-awaited analysis of downed Flight PS752’s black boxes expected to get underway in France
Jul20

Long-awaited analysis of downed Flight PS752’s black boxes expected to get underway in France

Experts in France under the supervision of Iranian investigators are expected to start the long-awaited download of Flight PS752’s black boxes on Monday, while countries including Canada observe from the sidelines in Paris. After denying responsibility for days, Iran said it mistakenly shot down the Ukraine International Airlines flight...

Russian prankster acts as UN chief, reaches Polish president
Jul15

Russian prankster acts as UN chief, reaches Polish president

WARSAW, Poland — A Russian prankster posing as the U.N. secretary-general managed to reach Poland’s president on the telephone and rendered him speechless with questions about Ukraine, Russia and his reelection on Sunday. The prankster, Vladimir Kuznetsov, known as Vovan, posted a recording of the 11-minute call on YouTube. President...

Polish president pranked by Russians pretending to be UN chief
Jul15

Polish president pranked by Russians pretending to be UN chief

A Russian prankster posing as the UN secretary-general, managed to get through to Poland’s reelected president, Andrzej Duda, on the telephone, rendering him speechless following questions about Ukraine, Russia and the outcome of Sunday’s election. …read more Source:: CTV...

What Happens When A Pandemic And An Epidemic Collide
Jul14

What Happens When A Pandemic And An Epidemic Collide

At the international AIDS conference last week — held virtually — concerns were shared about the impact of the novel coronavirus on efforts to fight AIDS.(Image credit: Gideon Mendel/Corbis via Getty Images) …read more Source::...

Iran report blaming mistakes for military’s downing of PS752 dismissed
Jul13

Iran report blaming mistakes for military’s downing of PS752 dismissed

A representative of Canadian families and loved ones killed in Iran’s shootdown of a Ukrainian airliner in January says a new report blaming a misaligned missile battery and other mistakes by the Iranian military for the tragedy underscores the need for an independent investigation. The report released late Saturday by Iran’s Civil...

Iran report blaming mistakes for military’s downing of PS752 dismissed
Jul13

Iran report blaming mistakes for military’s downing of PS752 dismissed

OTTAWA — A representative of Canadian families and loved ones killed in Iran’s shootdown of a Ukrainian airliner in January says a new report blaming a misaligned missile battery and other mistakes by the Iranian military for the tragedy underscores the need for an independent investigation. The report released late Saturday by Iran’s...

Iran report blaming mistakes for military’s downing of PS752 dismissed
Jul13

Iran report blaming mistakes for military’s downing of PS752 dismissed

OTTAWA — A representative of Canadian families and loved ones killed in Iran’s shootdown of a Ukrainian airliner in January says a new report blaming a misaligned missile battery and other mistakes by the Iranian military for the tragedy underscores the need for an independent investigation. The report released late Saturday by Iran’s...